[–] 11 points 1 week ago

Well…Iran is a vast country, with a deeply rooted regime, strong military, proxies all over the Middle East ánd the ability to chokehold global energy supplies…

…and yet Trump was stupid enough to wage war on Iran on a whim. Nuff said.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago*

    The real question is, is Trump going to:

    A. Refuse to acknowledge his defeat, pointing to non-existent foreign meddling.

    B. Use the election results as an excuse to re-ignite his trade war with Canada…

    C. Rage against the Democrats for being sorry losers, against the gouverneurs for not investigating the obvious fraud, and against Europe and NATO for, I don’t know..,’reasons’

    D. All of the above

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    Xi is probably laughing his ass off.

    China is investing billions to produce ships, jets, rockets, nukes and military infrastructure, while the US is spending billions on…data centers and AI.

    "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 2 weeks ago*

    Its stating the obvious, offcourse. Then again, most other media outlets have shown some remarkable mental gymnastics to avoid stating the painful but painfully obvious facts about the many ways that the White House is openly trying to sabotage Ukraine’s struggle for peace, freedom and democracy.

    Let alone how the White House has openly sabotaged freedom and democracy in the US…

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  • [–] [S] 255 points 3 weeks ago (63 children)

    In an un-fucking-believable move, the Americans stopped sharing intelligence and disabled Starlink’s military services, rendering Ukraine completely defenseless against Russian ballistic missiles just prior to a major attack.

    This coming shortly after the US essentially negated its economic sanctions on Russian diesel and once again pressured Kyiv to unilaterally cease its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, even as Russia ramps up their own attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

    Trump is now publically aiding the Russians in their aggression against Ukraine and Europe

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  • [–] 8 points 4 weeks ago

    Seems pretty typical of the Russian mindset, no?

    They escalate, threaten nuclear armageddon if the Ukrainians retaliate, the Ukrainians retaliate, and the Russians get caught with their pants down.

    I’m not sure if the (obvious) blowback of Russia’s escalatory moves is being measured into their decisions: they seem to be caught off-guard every single time this happens.

    Which is worrying because it demonstrates a lack of strategic and tactical insight that can only lead to more escalation. The Ukrainians are right in this respect: Russia will only stop, if it is forced to stop.

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